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Nuance Communications unveiled a new version of Swype, its popular a “four-in-one” virtual keyboard that combines touch and voice input. The new version is obviously smarter and more personalized, getting better every time you swype, speak, tap and/or write. New features included in this release are: Next Word Prediction – Nuance integrated capabilities from its…
You’ve heard about Rogers waiting its activation fee; TELUS did the same thing and now Bell Mobility is joining this trend, too. The promo has already started and will go through June 30th, giving $35 bill credit to everyone who signs-up for a new 3-year contract with the carrier. Everyone? Well, not exactly everyone –…
The GSMA has launched an initiative to provide consumers with greater visibility of their roaming charges and usage of mobile data when travelling abroad. During the meeting held last week in Shanghai, 24 operator groups agreed to undertake a number of measures to help mobile subscribers better understand their data roaming charges and more effectively…
Ben Rudolph, the Microsoft employee you see in all those “Smoked by Windows Phone” commercials, has just uploaded a video to the official Windows Phone Blog where he demos Windows Phone 7.8 on a Nokia Lumia 900. What exactly is Windows Phone 7.8? That depends on who you ask. Nokia and Microsoft fans, for reasons…
Instagram is one of the most popular apps in the free world, so every update is significant, especially since the application isn’t updated frequently. In this new update (version 2.5), Instagram adds more eye candy that includes a new Explore tab for browsing hashtags and usernames, search autocomplete, and a revamped profile. The wildly popular…
In yet another insane legal issue involving Apple, the U.S. International Trade Commission will review a judge’s previous ruling that Apple infringes on 3G patents owned by Google (within the Motorola Mobility division) in the iPhone and iPad. The worst case scenario for the Cupertino-based company is a ban on U.S. imports of both devices.…
The Gmail app took forever to hit the App Store, which caused much grief for millions of iPhone owners. Then once the popular mail client application finally hit the App Store, it lacked many features Android users used daily. Well, today the iOS Gmail app has finally stepped its game up, with a refresh that…
Apple will push social networking integration forward in iOS 6 not only with Facebook sharing across the board, but also with the ability to check-in to a venue via Yelp within the new Maps app in iOS 6. The ability to check-in is already in the Maps app for developers with access to the iOS…
If you’ve been wanting to get your hands on a Samsung Galaxy Note via T-Mobile, it looks like you don’t have much longer to wait. A press shot of a T-Mobile branded Galaxy Note has leaked out, and rumor has it that the popular tablet/phone hybrid will be making its way to Magenta shelves on…
Starting June 22nd for the first time, customers were able to line up to buy a prepaid iPhone 4S at regional wireless service provider Cricket. It doesn’t come cheap, but for people who have longed for so long to have an iPhone that’s prepaid and without a contract, it’s a dream come true. Cricket sells…